Flying Eagles Seek Revenge Tonight Against Huntington
The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles host Huntington at Beckley Recreation Building aiming to avenge a 78-72 loss. Beckley features Bane Sarrett and Kyle Phipps at forwards with Roger Burns center and Bill Karbonit and Rodney Weikle at guards as they chase a 9-7 record.
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WHAR To Announce Catholic Hoop Tourney
CLARKSBURG West Virginia WHAR owner WHAR affiliate the Central West Virginia Sports Association announced plans to broadcast the Catholic high school basketball tournament at Huntington with exclusive rights Held Feb 24 26 Frank Lee Jim Thacker will handle play by play for the Catholic tourney Jay Randolph WHAR and Gene Morehouse Beckley will cover the public school event March 16 17 Coastal state network originations noted.
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NAIA May Rule On All Star Games In March
Charleston West Virginia NAIA President Fran Hoover said the NAIA may rule on high school all star games at its March 18 meeting in Kansas City. Hoover noted an NAIA faculty committee is studying the issue and cautioned against selfish promoters. action may be taken or the status quo kept.
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Woman Bowler Sets High Game Record at Bowl-Wick
Miss Crewey achieves the highest game by a woman at Bowl-Wick with a 233, joined by Jo Ann Shumate and Edna Kidwell who each roll 130 in the event.
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Shady Invades Mt Hope in Coalfield Conference clash
Shady Spring travels to Mount Hope for a lone Coalfield Conference game against Mount Hope, as part of a seven game schoolboy slate. Mount Hope, 15-3, hosts Shady, 3-14, in a season meeting amid a busy Raleigh and Wyoming County night featuring multiple county tilts.
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Earhart Rambler Regains It Spot In City Handicap
Earhart Rambler climbs to the top of the Bowl-Wick Twilight League standings after a 7-2 night in week three of the second half. Key performances include Dennis Taylor’s 593 series and Mike Linkous’s 224 single, with Curtis Johnson’s 225 high game at New River Supply. Upcoming City Tournament events for the ladies are scheduled for Sunday with doubles and singles to follow.
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Beckley Hardware
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Bet Schemers Gain Acquittal
GREENSBURG Pa UPI two men charged with bilking Latrobe surgeon Dr Jack Hamill of 820000 in a horse betting scheme were acquitted after two hours of deliberation Adam Bagdasian Silver Spring Md and Herman Wilensky Miami Beach Fla freed Frank Jones Miami forfeited bond after missing trial The jury began deliberations Thursday night following a panelist illness and the trial opened last Monday
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Miami
Topping the mark in British high jump history
London reports that British track circles fixed a 5 foot 6 inch high jump standard in 1834. John Thomas surpassed the standard in 1960 by nearly two feet, setting a remarkable mark in the sport's record book.
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Glen Rogers Tops Clear Fork Red Devils Bow To Huntington 100-77
Huntington high Pony Express beat Oak Hill 100 to 77 as Glen Rogers led with 26 points and Cook added 25. Clear Fork Panthers trailed 51 42 at halftime and were outscored 23 12 in the third period. Bob Jarrell Richard Bryant Carlton Cook and Dwight Dunbar scored in double figures for Clear Fork. Sizemore and Cook each had 22 for Glen Rogers.
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Mount Hope Freshmen triumph in Tri County basketball clash
Beckley Blue Eaglets led by Buddy Gravely exploded for 74 points to defeat Mul lens Junior High as Mount Hope, Gauley Bridge and Mount Hope squads posted wins in Tri-County play. Gravely had 21, Rudy Coleman 12, Ray DePaulo 10 for Beckley. Gauley Bridge’s Dillion led with 17, Kingston’s Conley had 11 in a double figure loser effort. Trap Hill’s Ratliff and Mount Hope’s Penn top scorers in other games.
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College basketball results from the 1AC tournament pairings
The report lists numerous game scores from the 1AC Tournament in Charleston West Virginia with teams including Xavier Iowa Buffalo Wayne State Gettysburg Juniata New York University Manhattan Providence DePaul Assumption Worcester State and more. Notable outcomes include West Liberty over Glenville 80 76 and Virginia Tech over Davidson 79 72.
Becko Mullens Bowling League Nominates Week’s Top Bowlers
Mullens Handicap League selects Buddy Skidmore and Ruby Jo Gordon as Bowler of the Week contenders. Harold Crawford leads the Men's Majors with a 569 total while Ada Puskas Denver Griffith post notable gains in their leagues. Other top marks include Jo Ann Tyree and Kyle Phipps in the Friday Mixed, George Shumate with a 637 series, and Pert Perkins 542 in City Handicap.
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Lakers Dominate Pistons. Lakers Tie For Second Place
Elgin Baylor scores 57 points at Olympia Stadium as the Lakers crush the Pistons 129-106 to pull into a second place tie with Detroit in the Western Division. Bob Ferry leads Detroit with 25. Gene Shue goes scoreless from the field. Cincinnati Royals beat St Louis 133-107 behind Oscar Robertson and Jack Twyman. Syracuse Nationals topple New York Knicks 132-120 with Hal Greer scoring 32.
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Broudt Gilliam advance in Golden Gloves heavyweights
Augie Broudt and James Gilliam of the Glen Hazel Boys Club won heavyweight bouts in the senior open division in Pittsburgh. Broudt TKO'd Donald Smith in 32 seconds of the second round, while Gilliam defeated Al McCleod on a decision.
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James Gilliam
Glen Hazel
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Donald Smith
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al McCleod
Steubenville Youth Association
Wharton Takes Tucson Golf Tourney Lead
Frank Wharton of Dallas shot a six under par 64 to take the first round lead at the Tucson Open as a sand storm blew over El Rio Country Club. Don January from Texas followed with 72, while Jay Hebert held second with 65. Other players tied for third included Dave Marr, Bob Shields, Tom Talkington, Buddy Sullivan, and Harold Kneeze.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
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el Rio Country Club
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Dallas
Don January
January
Wharton
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Sun City
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Quincy
WVC Coaches Vote Against 19 Game Conference Tourney
West Virginia Conference coaches rejected a proposal to extend the basketball tournament to 19 games. The plan would have added enough games to determine teams down to eighth place, though the current format includes 15 tournament games.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Favorites Win 185 of 540 Yonkers Harness Races
Favorites captured 185 victories or 34.3 percent of 540 races at Yonkers Raceway during the spring harness meeting, totaling strong performer success across the season.
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